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Dance Is Not Forever, and He’ll Prove it
By EMERI FETZER
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Cutting Fosse from the Prostitute Musical
Like the show, Anna (Margaret Loesser Robinson) is a mass of contradictions: angelic and earthbound, sullied and innocent. Those qualities especially shine in “On the Farm,” during which she recounts her upbringing with abusive relatives in the country. “Anna tries her best to reassure her dad—whom she’s just met for the first time in 15 years—that he did the right thing by sending her away,”
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Personal Hardships Become Political Drama
By SUZANNE SATALINE Who owns a politician? The voters? The donors? What about friends from the past or the image-conscious handlers who massage away problems? Those questions fester in Kenneth Lin’s Warrior Class , pressing the audience to decide if we’re complicit in corrupting our politicians. Running through August 11 in Second Stage’s Uptown series, the play follows the blossoming political ca
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Nature’s Your Co-Star, So Keep It Lively
By MARK BLANKENSHIP
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A Brand New “Bring It On”
By ERIC GRODE
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One Actress, Many Wild Women
By MARK BLANKENSHIP
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A Regal Ghost With a Classical Sound
By MARK BLANKENSHIP
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All My Characters Are Talking To Me
By MARK BLANKENSHIP
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Dance Lessons From Broadway Pros
It no surprise that a young dancer can shine in this particular show. A collection of classic Gershwin tunes set to a brand new story about gangsters, dames, and cads in the 1920s, Nice Work is directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall. She’s made her reputation on period pieces like this one— Anything Goes, Wonderful Town —and her showstopping dance numbers especially demonstrate that “